From Corporate Exec to Brand Owner – and Straight Onto Walmart Shelves
One of the things Alex Yale loves about being an entrepreneur is that whatever work he invests into the business, he gets back. Every action he takes is one meant to directly benefit the brand. He’s not pulled into other people’s projects, and his calendar is not filled with other people’s meetings.

At the same time, the challenges are all his own. If a problem arises in the middle of the night, it’s up to him to solve it right then. And of course, it can be difficult to unplug. Indeed, there are no traditional office hours when you are a brand-owner.
But it’s in Yale’s blood to be an entrepreneur. After all, each of his parents is a small business owner, and after a career in the corporate world that spanned a consulting firm, teach company and an e-commerce business, he felt the need – or calling, if you will – to launch household cleaning and chemicals brand Uncle Todd’s, and with a small investment of time on a RangeMe submission, ended up on the shelves of 2,000 Walmart stores to date.
Who is Uncle Todd?
We all have one of those people in our lives. The person …